The envelope, please

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by munster705

I think he is good too, but I feel that he should have better finishes on the biggest days to be truely great. He kills NY racing because the fields are weak and he gets a ton a good mounts, kind of like Russell Baze on the west coast. I just think he needs to win a Derby or on Breeder's Cup days more often to be one of the greats

What about Belmont and Saratoga?

I just think it's silly to say that a guy who has won numerous and consecutive riding titles on arguably the most competitve circuit in the country needs to win a Derby (or another big race) to justify him being a great rider. So all the other races he's won during the year mean nothing because he didn't win one of approximately fifteen other races that he was entered in? Seems a bit ridiculous.